The Sri Lankan Air Force (SLAF) is to purchase two new Bell-412 helicopters, Sri Lankan defence sources have said.
Three SLAF senior officials are in Texas, US, to discuss the preliminary work of the acquisition.
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LankaPage also reported that the SLAF is in need of the helicopters as some of the service’s existing helicopters are encountering technical problems.
The Bell 412 is a utility / VIP transport helicopter which was initially introduced to the air force in 1985.
The SLAF operates eight Bell 412 helicopters in its fleet.
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